Printed on 4/23/2024
Forest Management Specialist
20-057-5
Certificate (C)
15 Credits
Not Financial Aid Eligible
Location*:
Appleton
*If general education courses are required, they may be available at multiple locations.
Learn the technical skills required to be successful in a career as a forestry technician in both public and private sector employment. With this certificate, you’ll acquire knowledge related to forest and land management, along with wildland fire – both suppression and prescribed burning applications. Intended for Natural Resources Technician students who have completed their first-year program courses.
COURSE LIST
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Course list for reference only. Current students please refer to your individualized program plan or see your advisor.
**Outside effort hours are an estimate based on state standards, and may vary from person to person.
Technical Studies
(15 Credits)
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Forestry 1
10-057-132
3Credit
72
90
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 72
- Outside Effort Hours: 90
- Course Number: 10057132
- Credits: 3.00
Covers tree and shrub identification (dendrology), forest mapping, stand inventory, basic forest ecology, silvicultural practices and timber types. This course prepares students to perform more specific job-related tasks in Forestry 2.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
NATURE 10057109 - Ecology
NATURE 10057143 - Natural Resources Common Topic
NATURE 10057183 - Exploring Natural Resources
COMMUNIC 10801195 - Written Communication
MATH 10804107 - College Mathematics
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Forestry 2
10-057-133
3Credit
72
90
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 72
- Outside Effort Hours: 90
- Course Number: 10057133
- Credits: 3.00
A continuation of Forestry 1 with studies of aerial photography applications, logging operations, lumber scaling and grading, fire weather and fire suppression, tree planting and seeding operations, forest diseases and insects of the lake states. It culminates with field trips to natural resource agencies to view the practices and principles learned during class.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Soil and Water Conservation
10-057-134
3Credit
72
90
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 72
- Outside Effort Hours: 90
- Course Number: 10057134
- Credits: 3.00
Examines the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil in relation to water and wind erosion. The identification, planning and use of soil and water conservation practices are examined, and students study the relationship of soil fertility to conservation and management.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
NATURE 10057109 - Ecology
NATURE 10057143 - Natural Resources Common Topic
NATURE 10057183 - Exploring Natural Resources
COMMUNIC 10801195 - Written Communication
MATH 10804107 - College Mathematics
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Plant Identification
10-057-140
1Credit
36
18
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 36
- Outside Effort Hours: 18
- Course Number: 10057140
- Credits: 1.00
Provides a basic study of the trees, grasses, herbs and aquatics of Wisconsin. The class focuses on the principal species of seven major plant communities: forest, bog, agriculture, prairie, marsh, shrub and beach.
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Wildfire Intro S130/S190/L180
10-058-160
2Credit
45
63
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 45
- Outside Effort Hours: 63
- Course Number: 10058160
- Credits: 2.00
Prepares new firefighters in basic firefighting skills and behavior factors that will aid them in the safe and effective control of wildland fires.
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S212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws
10-058-162
1Credit
36
18
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 36
- Outside Effort Hours: 18
- Course Number: 10058162
- Credits: 1.00
Provides introduction to the function, maintenance and use of internal combustion engine-powered chainsaws and their tactical wildland fire application.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Prescribed Fire
10-058-181
1Credit
72
0
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 72
- Outside Effort Hours: 0
- Course Number: 10058181
- Credits: 1.00
Consists of student participation in prescribed fire application for management and fuel reduction objectives. Emphasis will be on safety, ignition patterns and holding crews.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ANY of the following options:
NATURE 10058160 - Wildfire Intro S130/S190/L180
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Fire Prep
10-058-182
1Credit
36
18
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 36
- Outside Effort Hours: 18
- Course Number: 10058182
- Credits: 1.00
Prepares the student for fire season. Topics include writing burn plans, burn site checks, equipment inventory, organization and maintenance.